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The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution today condemning the Syrian authorities’ grave and systematic human rights violations. “The resolution sends a clear signal to the Syrian pro-democracy movement that it has the international community’s support,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

Human Rights Council Special Session on Syria, 22.08.2011 Statement by Norway Read more

"The extent of the crisis will be worse than first assumed. We have therefore decided to increase Norway’s contribution by NOK 30 million, bringing the total up to NOK 263 million," said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

With a changing climate and the consequences it will have for millions of people across the globe, the Nansen conference will be a venue for stakeholders to get together and discuss the interlinkages between climate change and displacement. Read more

Briefing om UN-REDD programmet for partnere i Genève Read more

Statement by Ambassador Bente Angell Hansen, Norway Read more

The situation for human rights defenders, women's rights, the rights of LGBT persons and freedom of speech were some of the issues raised by Norway in the examinations during the Universal Periodic Review. Read more

Statement of Norway Read more

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “Supporting human rights defenders has high priority in Norway’s efforts to strengthen human rights and is an investment in the rule of law and democracy.” Read more

Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen addressed the Conference on Disarmament at its last meeting of the Chilean Presidency. Read more

Norway submits sealing issue to the WTO The Norwegian Government has decided to request the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel in connection with the EU ban on trade in seal products. Read more

The 16th session of the Human Rights Council is held from february 28th to march 25th. Read Norway's statements during the session below. Read more

The 17th session of the Human Rights Council is held from May 30th to June 17th. Read Norway's statements during the session below. Read more

Statement by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre at the 16th Session of the Human Rights Council 1 March 2011 Read more

The UN General Assembly has suspended Libya from the UN Human Rights Council in response to the Libyan authorities’ gross and systematic human rights violations against the country’s own population. Read more

A collapse in Libya could create a dangerous power vacuum in North Africa. Read more

Norway strongly condemned the Libyan authorities’ ruthless use of force against the civilian population at today’s Special Session on the human rights situation in Libya. Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen urged Libyan authorities to prevent further deterioration of the crisis and called for an immediate end to the violence. She expressed strong support for an independent international investigatio... Read more

The situation for human rights defenders, women's rights, the rights of LGBT persons and freedom of speech were some of the issues raised by Norway in the examinations during the Universal Periodic Review. Read more

Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be visiting Geneva from 31 January to 1 February as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador. She will also have working meetings with representatives of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the International Red Cross and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Read more

Statement, by Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen, on the Human Rights situation in Côte d’Ivoire. Read more